NewsFedora
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Soooo... can we get Flight to Brazil as a swap only next month? 
Vinyl Me Please (store, exclusives, swaps, etc)
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Btsvinylfarm
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This is a bad look for VMP. Telling customers to hold off swaps, while also acknowledging that they weren't fast enough to change tracks before their FOMO tactics kicked off, and that if they hold off on pulling the trigger on some restocks as a secondary choice, that the MIGHT be able to grab the RHH...
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I planned either getting Jorge Ben or giving Caroline a shot but then Bandana popped up. Maybe I’ll grab it next month .
Hey @BazookaTooth didn't they tell you they were out of Bandana last month? Or did they just never get back to you?
I'm sure they were out. They just happened to "find a box"
I’m gonna give it a listen and probably pick it up later down the road.
Ponman2003
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I don’t see what they said poorly. Is the bad look just that RHH isn’t meeting demand?
jamieanderson1968
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Blackalicious was a swap option for me.
roffle24
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Btsvinylfarm
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Its that they are artificially holding back stock.
They've been doing this more and more often lately. The title will be "out of stock for the first 4-5 days. Then, the following month the album will be in stock at a $40 price point.
The other issue is telling people to hold off on swaps, while also hyping the "limited restocks available", and teasing that the track "might" open back up. It's compounded by the limit to 1 swap rule - it forces a decision to either secure a restock, or hold out hope for more track availability.
The fact of the matter is that RHH isn't sold out. They're just driving FOMO.
gaporter
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Uh oh. VMP messed with the BTS stans. Could this finally be their downfall?!?!
McGlam
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Grace is one of my favorite albums of all time but i think i’ll stick with my copy since there has been so much negative feedback on the vmp version.
If that was ever a MOFI One Step, I'd be all over it. That's an album I'd easily pay $125 for without even thinking.
McGlam
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yeah its incredible. It took me many many listens to get into it but once it clicked it was an all-timer for me.
TheThinWhiteDuke
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Any link to that or backstory? I have it selected as a swap but I haven't heard the bad press.
dhodo
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Ponman2003
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I haven’t monitored stock very well, but is it more than holding back stock for replacements?
To the other issue, I don’t see them hyping any limited restocks. 1 swap rule is the heinous for sure though.
scotthilk
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What is the 1 swap rule?
they lock in your swap once you do it now